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Belle Star Cave Falls

Belle Star Cave Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Belle Star Cave Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Black Fork Mountain stands 808 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

What the record says

Height
8.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.98265, -94.24744

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hickory Knob: 1.3 mi
  • East Poteau Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Chalybeate Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Round Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Poteau Mountain: 5.4 mi
Parks: 52
  • Johnny Cake Park: 5.1 mi
  • Sebastian County Park: 9.1 mi
  • Midland City Park: 9.5 mi
  • Waldron City Park: 10.3 mi
  • Buckner Park: 10.5 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Welcome to Waldron Mural: 10.5 mi
  • The Flower Tower: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Tan-A-Hill Spring: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Christmas Pickle: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Belle Star Cave Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Fork MountainSSW 200°808 m19.9 mi
Sugar Loaf MountainWNW 284°781 m12.9 mi
Poteau MountainWSW 259°775 m7.0 mi
Wolf PinnacleSSE 160°745 m21.2 mi
Oklahoma High TopWSW 254°727 m14.4 mi
White Oak MountainE 91°674 m17.1 mi
Hickory KnobSSE 153°648 m1.3 mi
Shut-In MountainS 183°648 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:29
June solstice06:0419:5720:35
September equinox07:0618:4219:15
December solstice07:2216:3117:10

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606876808072615042
Precip in3.43.24.65.36.04.73.93.74.24.74.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waldron, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs32338845439649121269.340.672.3100247344

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Poteau River at Cauthron, AR, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12486917855

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